Dust in the air can alter climate change in unpredictable ways, according to UCLA researchers. Jasper Kok, an assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, published a paper in April detailing how aerosols such as desert dust can cause temperature and precipitation levels to fluctuate, accelerating climate change. Kok said aerosols, or particles in the […]
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Bruin women form noncompetitive club for aspiring female entrepreneurs
Hundreds of students get rejected from the campus’s handful of competitive business clubs each year because each has a limited number of spots. Megan Pierce, a third-year business economics student, was motivated to found a new club, Bruin Women in Business, due to UCLA’s lack of a formal business degree program and the scarce opportunities […]
Student assists in research for technology that restored his vision
Clint Thodos could only see the “nia” of the word “California” on the board in front of him. He put the Google Glass on and a moment later, he could read the word in its entirety. “It was like magic,” Thodos said. “I could see again.” Thodos, a third-year American literature and culture student, began […]
Black Male Institute conference outlines black, Latino student issues
Speakers presented research on the challenges black and Latino students face in education at a conference Wednesday. The Black Male Institute hosted its 2017 Think Tank conference, called “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Joanna Navarro, a fourth-year statistics student, introduced an assessment of the impact of the courses […]
Video: Cannabis kingdom: What does being high feel like?
Daily Bruin reporters travel across California to explore the effects of Proposition 64 on the cannabis industry and how it affects students, businesses and medicine. Watch this video in our “Cannabis Kingdom” series for a visual representation of what being high on marijuana feels like for a student.
Video: Mary Corey on the civil rights movement
“Activism is in the DNA, as Kendrick would say,” says Dr. Mary Corey, a senior lecturer of history at UCLA. In the 1960s, Corey attended UCLA for her undergraduate studies and became involved in the wave of political activism that erupted during that period. Watch as she describes her experience as a student in the charged political […]
California leaders announce bill to ban polystyrene food containers
State and local leaders announced Monday a bill that would ban polystyrene food containers, such as styrofoam cups, in California by 2020. State Sen. Ben Allen, whose district includes UCLA, introduced Senate Bill 705, or the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Allen said he wanted to introduce this […]